Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts to lead women in a nonviolent struggle to bring peace and democracy to Africa through its reforestation. Her organization planted over thirty million trees in thirty years. This beautiful picture book tells the story of an amazing woman and an inspiring idea
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography
Settings: Africa, Kenya, United States of America
Ethnicity: Kenyan
Immigration: Non-Immigrant
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American